While he condemned racists and violence, he also insisted Tuesday afternoon that "trouble makers" on hand to protest the fascists caused much of the trouble in Charlottesville, Va. on Saturday.

"There's blame on both sides," the president told reporters in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York, in a remarkable free-for-all that lasted 15 minutes that served to undo much of the spin attempted in the previous three days by cabinet officials and other top aides. "I have no doubt about it."

Trump's initial comments on the fracas also drew a moral equivalent between the neo-Nazis and the protesters, prompting an uproar.

Once an appeal is filed, the NFL has 10 business days to schedule a hearing for the appeal.

The appeal would be heard by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell or a designee appointed by Goodell. Players who have lost appeals have previously tried to fight suspensions through the legal system.

Elliott was suspended Friday for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy, with the league citing "substantial and persuasive evidence" that he used "physical force" against a woman over multiple days in July 2016 in Columbus, Ohio.

John Norris' death has been ruled an accident by the Tarrant County medical examiner's office.

It's unclear whether the babysitter, who hasn't been identified, could face charges from separate investigations by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

The babysitter's home was not a regulated child-care provider, according to the department. It is not clear, though, if the babysitter was running an illegal child-care operation in her home. The child-care licensing division of DFPS is investigating, as well as Child Protective Services.

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Organizer David Taylor has attempted to justify Starfest's unorthodox model -- of launching a festival in a mere five weeks -- while he and his team have been slow in announcing the artists that make up the advertised 60-band, two-day, two-stage bill.